Thinking about trying a real straight.

[Justin1976]

For my first ad only straight I went for a Koraat 7/8 full bellied hollow
for tough beards....it is somewhat reinforced.

Ulrik is a very talented bloke and he fields even the dumbest questions with grace and humility.
He has a wait time of about 8-10 weeks though. And his prices are pretty reasonable, given
what some other big name custom jobs cost.

I have been practising on a shavette for a couple of weeks now and getting some darn near
perfect shaves....the only stroke that is out of my skillset is the XTG across the neck. I dont see
myself trying that ever.

Now that I have all my strops, hones and other stuff set up, I'll be using this razor real soon.

The only other straight that tickles my fancy now is a semi custom Brian Brown.

Very nice! I’ll be interested to hear how your first shave goes with the koraat! Any pictures of it?

 

[Acmemfg]

I have a few Ralf Aust razors. Three Koraats as well. They are all superb examples of the modern straight razor. Aust is a significantly better "buy" but a blade made by either Herr Aust or Ulrik Beyer (Koraat) is a winner.
Also, it is just as easy to order direct from Ralf Aust. Quick trip to his website is all it takes.

 

[Tester28]

Very nice! I’ll be interested to hear how your first shave goes with the koraat! Any pictures of it?

The scales are white and black paper micarta.

 

[Justin1976]

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I have a few Ralf Aust razors. Three Koraats as well. They are all superb examples of the modern straight razor. Aust is a significantly better "buy" but a blade made by either Herr Aust or Ulrik Beyer (Koraat) is a winner.
Also, it is just as easy to order direct from Ralf Aust. Quick trip to his website is all it takes.

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I have a few Ralf Aust razors. Three Koraats as well. They are all superb examples of the modern straight razor. Aust is a significantly better "buy" but a blade made by either Herr Aust or Ulrik Beyer (Koraat) is a winner.
Also, it is just as easy to order direct from Ralf Aust. Quick trip to his website is all it takes.

I couldn’t find a direct website for Ralf Aust. I saw someone else say they also bought direct from him. That’s quite a nice collection you have!

 

[Justin1976]

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The scales are white and black paper micarta.

Wow good taste! Eye candy.

 

[Acmemfg]

@Justin1976

Odd description of the website, but this is the right place.

Rasiermesser Manufaktur

rasiermesser-manufaktur.de

 

[Justin1976]

@Justin1976

Odd description of the website, but this is the right place.

Rasiermesser Manufaktur

rasiermesser-manufaktur.de

Thank you!

 

[dundak]

Speaking of Ulrich and Aust. You should look up vids on how they hone their razors. You’d be surprised. Koraat uses a worn diamond plate to make a bevel and then goes straight to a 10k Naniwa. Aust goes from a 1500 platen to his finisher. They both finish on leather. Both are considered to put very fine shaving edges on their razors. I always found it in stark contrast to many of the methods people lock into on the internet. I assume when you hone 1000’s of razors your technique gets refined and you minimize the time needed just for efficiency sake.


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[Justin1976]

Speaking of Ulrich and Aust. You should look up vids on how they hone their razors. You’d be surprised. Koraat uses a worn diamond plate to make a bevel and then goes straight to a 10k Naniwa. Aust goes from a 1500 platen to his finisher. They both finish on leather. Both are considered to put very fine shaving edges on their razors. I always found it in stark contrast to many of the methods people lock into on the internet. I assume when you hone 1000’s of razors your technique gets refined and you minimize the time needed just for efficiency sake.


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Interesting! So the koraat gets a 10k finish? Then to bare leather strop? I woulda thought at least 12k on the final finish.

 

[Tester28]

Speaking of Ulrich and Aust. You should look up vids on how they hone their razors. You’d be surprised. Koraat uses a worn diamond plate to make a bevel and then goes straight to a 10k Naniwa.

I believe he does bevel....3K...10K....denim crox...most times.

 

[azwetshaver]

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The scales are white and black paper micarta.

That is a thing of beauty.

 

[street]

I’m not an expert. But I use a Ralph Aust among others. You would be hard pressed to destroy a razor, if you paid any attention at all to what you are doing.


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First time stropping could be enough to have an expensive blade flying through the room.
My advice would be to get a Gold Dollar and two stones.4000 and 8000.
That's enough to learn to hone and to start shaving.
You can't get around honing.

 

[ScottChapin]

First time stropping could be enough to have an expensive blade flying through the room.
My advice would be to get a Gold Dollar and two stones.4000 and 8000.
That's enough to learn to hone and to start shaving.
You can't get around honing.

I guess I’m not that clutsy. I could dull a blade, but if I were that uncoordinated, I probably shouldn’t ever attempt it.


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[dundak]

I believe he does bevel....3K...10K....denim crox...most times.

It may have changed. When I first communicated with him it was before he introduced the 14 blank and we had a nice email exchange about his honing methods.


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